WEST OXFORDSHIRE played its part in a poignant Remembrance Day as towns and villages across the district fell silent to mark 100 years since the end of the First World War.

A series of moving tributes took place from Carterton to Clanfield as thousands of residents turned out to pay their respects to the conflict's fallen.

The area has a strong military connection and this is keenest felt in Carterton, which lies next to the UK's largest air base, RAF Brize Norton.

Representatives of the RAF exercised their freedom of Witney by marching through the town yesterday morning, but some members of the armed forces remained in Carterton to take part in the proceedings.

Hundreds of people flocked to the town's war memorial to join a ceremony attended by councillors, scouts and cadets.

The impressive turnout was matched in Woodstock as residents came together for the service at St Mary Magdalen Church, in the centre of the town.

The sun shone down as representatives of the armed forces and several organisations laid wreaths to honour the town's war dead.

Among those in attendance was the Duke of Marlborough, who lives at nearby Blenheim Palace, and the aristocrat was among those to lay a wreath in the town centre.

Several villages created their own special tribute to mark the centenary and in the days leading up to Armistice Day poppy-themed displays sprung up across the district.

Carterton's Remembrance service took place under the watchful eye of an incredible cargo net featuring almost 5,000 poppies, all attached by members of the community.

Meanwhile, a Banksy-inspired mural by Dan Barton in Stanton Harcourt, near Witney, offered a twist on the usual tribute, showing a silhouetted solider handing a poppy to a young girl.

Villagers in Clanfield, near Witney, dedicated their war memorial with a chain of poppies, which stood proudly under the blue sky.

Eynsham Fire Station pulled out all the stops for Armistice Day again, after last year's video, 'A Tribute to Our Heroes', gained 10m views on Facebook.

This year, firefighters turned the building's appliance bay doors into a poignant mural to those who perished in the conflict.